Han Yong knew about the one million yuan in arrears. That Zhang Cheng was no small figure. He was the eldest son of the Zhang family among the four major clans in Wu County, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang. He was handsome and romantic, but he was extremely cunning and cunning.
In fact, the relationship between the Gu family and the Zhang family is not close. In the early years, the two families had conflicts over Zhuangtian, but after all, they were both well-known and respected families in Wu County. They did not turn into enemies, they just had some grudges.
The eldest son Gu always wanders around the city of Wu County. Like his fathers and grandfathers, he naturally has his own small circle. These children of aristocratic families are all members of this circle.
Just like a group of rich second generations competing for luxury cars and beauties together, besides being arty, what these young men love to compete most is who is rich, who has beauties, and who is spending a lot of money.
So when the young masters and brothers got together, they all spent money like water and money, spending extravagantly.
Gu Chang is the eldest son of the Gu family in Wu County. The four families in Wu County are headed by the Gu family and the Lu family. Naturally, he cannot lose face in this. But how much money does Gu Chang have? The monthly amount is simply not enough.
.Usually asking for some money from Gu Chun and Gu Yan is not enough to cover expenses. The Gu family has always been thrifty. Although they have become more extravagant in recent years, it is impossible for Gu Chun and Gu Yan to squander it with him.
In order to cope with these expenses, Gu Chang came up with some crooked ideas. He once secretly stole some gold, silver and jade ornaments at home to sell, and it was fine once or twice. However, the incident finally came to light, and Gu Chun discovered it, scolded him, and beat him.
The skin is torn apart.
In order to curry favor with the eldest son, Han Yong himself gave him advice and used his power to come up with ideas for him on the manor. For example, he falsely reported some materials for the construction of the manor and made some price differences. He also secretly misappropriated some of the manor's properties.
The money was sold to Gu Chang for spending.
For Han Yong, this was called killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, he curried favor with the eldest son of the family, and on the other hand, he also retained part of the greedy ink, and everyone was happy. As long as he did it carefully and skillfully, Gu Qian couldn't find anything. After all, he was the head of the family who appointed Nan Zhai.
As a steward, the people below listen to you.
But in addition to being cautious, this kind of thing must be done in moderation and not too much. If the hole is too big, it will leave too many flaws and arouse Gu Qian's suspicion. Therefore, the things Han Yong takes away from several manors every year are nothing more than
A few hundred kilo of rice and the price difference of some materials. All together, it only costs two to three million yuan.
It seems like a large amount, but in fact the copper coins of the Jin Dynasty are not valuable. The price of one stone of grain is tens of thousands of dollars. In order to rush to sell it and sell it at a low price, it cannot be sold locally in Wu County. It has to be transported to other places and it will cost a lot of money.
Cost. But the money can indeed support Gu Chang's extravagance.
But Gu Chang is so stupid. During an outing party in March this year, he drank dice with a group of children from aristocratic families and played dice. I don’t know if it was due to bad luck in gambling or because someone had tricked him. He lost a lot. He had tens of thousands with him.
I lost all my money, and I also lost all the sachets, jade pendants, and even my gold belt. If I lose any more, I have to take off my pants.
Originally, if you lose, you lose, it’s no big deal. When Gu Chang was about to leave, Zhang Cheng laughed at him, saying that he had no money and pretended to have money, and the Gu family’s face was completely embarrassed by him. He also said that he had heard it a long time ago.
It was said that the Gu family was a basket case, but now I know it was true. It was said that the eldest son of the Gu family was going to steal the calligraphy, painting and curios from the family and sell them tomorrow.
In that situation, Gu Chang couldn't bear to have his scars exposed. So he impulsively decided to bet with Zhang Chengdan. He asked Zhang Cheng for a million dollars for a bet and asked Zhang Cheng if he had the guts. His original intention was to scare him.
Zhang Cheng, he felt that Zhang Cheng would not dare to play for one million dollars.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Cheng refused to show weakness at all, so under the witness of everyone, Gu Chang cast the dice and owed a huge debt of 500,000 yuan.
Many young men from aristocratic families were present, and Gu Chang could not deny it. He could only write a debt note according to Zhang Cheng's request, promising to pay back the money before September. If it exceeds one day, 10,000 yuan of interest will be added. If it is overdue for ten days, he will come to ask for the account.
Gu Chang did not dare to ask his family for money to repay the gambling debt. Gu Chun and Gu Yan found out and wanted to skin him. The Gu family rules were very strict, and Gu Chun and Gu Yan repeatedly ordered not to participate in gambling. If they violated the family rules, they would not be allowed to participate in gambling.
The punishment was not light. More importantly, Gu Chang was worried about falling out of favor. His younger brother Gu Yun was deeply loved by Gu Yan. If it were not for his status as a concubine, Gu Chang would have fallen out of favor long ago.
Han Yong was speechless when he found out about this, but he could only comfort him and find a way for him. The way was naturally to wait until the manor harvested this year to find a way to get some grain and sell it to repay the gambling debt for him.
But who would have thought that in this year of severe drought, only the East Lake Manor would have a harvest. And starting from June, Gu Qian started to check the accounts, and he seemed to have doubts. Of course Han Yong did not dare to take any more risks.
"Eldest Young Master, you were also present and heard it when the sickle was opened in the morning. Obviously Dong Weng took precautions. In previous years, I had full authority to handle the affairs after the sickle was opened. This year, I only supervise the work. Let Li Hui take charge of the work.
If someone patrols at night, this is a sign of suspicion. In the past, we could secretly get some rice, mix it with soil and grain, and we could also do some tricks when putting it into the warehouse and make deductions when making records.
There is a certain amount. But it won’t be done this year. It’s not that Yongzhi refuses to do it, but it’s difficult to handle it.” Han Yong explained in a low voice.
"What about my debt of one million dollars? Now that I have come to my senses, that bastard must have played tricks on the dice. But I have no evidence, so what can I do? What should I do if he comes to ask for the debt?
?You don't care about my life or death? You have to find a way for me. Or I will go out and steal?" Gu Chang said angrily, holding his neck.
Han Yong frowned, smacked his lips and pondered.
Gu Chang was watching him from the side. He heard the birds making noise in the cage, and felt extremely upset. He suddenly tore off the bird cage, threw it to the ground and stepped on it several times. The poor bird was immediately trampled to pieces.
Beach mud.
"If I am unlucky, everyone will not have an easy life." Gu Chang said angrily.
Han Yong's face was extremely ugly, and he sighed and said: "Eldest Young Master, don't be so irritable. There is still a way, but I don't know if Eldest Young Master dares to do it."
Gu Chang frowned and said, "What can I do? What am I afraid of?"
Han Yong said in a deep voice: "Just don't do anything, don't stop, and do something big. After the rice is returned to the warehouse, simply take out all the rice in the warehouse. This year's grain has soared, and we will make thousands of rice."
For tens of thousands of dan, I can sell him for tens of millions or trillions. Not to mention the gambling debt of one million dollars, the eldest son will spend whatever money he wants."
Gu Chang was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He didn't expect that Han Yong was so bold and wanted to get a warehouse of grain out. Is that okay? Gu Chang just wanted to get some small money to spend.
, I never thought it would be so big.
"Then... I'm afraid it won't work. How to make up for it? If you need to spend tens of thousands of stones, don't you have to empty out a grain warehouse? Not to mention how to get it out, even if it is out, how to deal with the aftermath? Besides, this year's food will be used as military rations
The harvest of the entire East Lake Manor is not enough, so we have to buy it from other places." Gu Chang swallowed and spit.
Han Yong sneered, with a look of disdain in his eyes.
"The eldest son is now concerned about military rations again? In that case, why should I bother to get you rations in exchange for money?"
"No, I didn't mean that, I meant...this..." Gu Chang stammered and tried to explain.
"The eldest son just thinks that this method will not succeed, and he is afraid that he will not be able to deal with the consequences. Don't worry, eldest son. Lu Fang has something in my hands, and he has made a lot of money. He is responsible for the storage of grain, and I asked him to use the north
The warehouse in the north is remote and easy to operate. After we take away the food, we will burn the north warehouse to make sure there is no evidence. How will we verify it then?" Han Yong said in a low voice.
"Ouch!" Beads of sweat appeared on Gu Chang's forehead. "But... the warehouse was burned down. Although there is no way to verify it, but..."
Gu Chang's tongue had already begun to become knotted. On the one hand, he felt frightened, but on the other hand, he felt that there seemed to be a way out. But this was too bold, and he didn't know what kind of trouble it would cause, so his mind was in confusion and he couldn't understand it.
No clue.
"Eldest Young Master, Yongzhi might as well tell you that what we do is not only to obtain food and money, but also to bring results that satisfy both the family head and the young family head. Even if the family head and the young family head find out in the end, they will definitely not blame you.
Instead, I will praise you." Han Yong whispered.
Gu Chang's mind became even more confused. He glared and said, "What do you mean? Please make it clear."
Han Yong said softly: "The eldest son should know that the head of the family and the young head of the family are not satisfied with the current situation of my Gu family. Nanzhai controls the manor, evading the power of the family head, and the head of the family has to discuss with Nanzhai when he acts. Kuang Nanzhai and Bei
There are disagreements in the house, and there are frequent arguments. The authority of the family head is weakened, and there are always people who want to sing the opposite. I am afraid that the head of the house and the young head of the house are very troubled by these things, right?"
Gu Chang frowned and said, "You still have to say it? But what can I do?"
Han Yong said in a deep voice: "Based on Yong's theory, the head of the family and the young head of the family want to unite the Gu family and for the dignity of the Gu family. They don't want to act violently, provoke criticism and be laughed at. Therefore, they have to compromise. But in the hearts of the head of the house and the young head of the family,
I definitely want to make changes. I just can’t find a way to get the best of both worlds.”
Gu Changdao: "What's the use of saying all this? How come it's related to these things? So what?"
Han Yong chuckled and said in a low voice: "Eldest Young Master, if our operation this time is successful, we can kill two birds with one stone and solve the worries of the head of the family and the young head of the family.
Gu Chang's mind was in chaos and he stared blankly: "You kill two birds with one stone?"